“Coronary Angiography” small catheters inserted into the artery near the heart, contrast media injected into the coronary arteries to assess whether there is arterial stenosis or not in order to support a diagnosis and treatment for coronary artery disease”
Advantages of Coronary Angiography
1.To diagnose and accurately confirm coronary artery disease condition as a gold standard.
2. Simple process by not using anesthesia, only providing a local injection.
3. Having low risks of complications comparing to surgery.
4. Patients can quickly recover resting in a hospital only 1-2 days.
5. Providing coronary artery diseases treatment with balloon angioplasty and stent.
People with these symptoms should receive a Coronary Angiography
1.To diagnose and accurately confirm coronary artery disease condition as a gold standard.
2. Simple process by not using anesthesia, only providing a local injection.
3. Having low risks of complications comparing to surgery.
4. Patients can quickly recover resting in a hospital only 1-2 days.
5. Providing coronary artery diseases treatment with balloon angioplasty and stent.
6. Required to have heart valve surgery, or leak in the heart including other heart disorders.
Coronary Angiography procedures
1. Patients are inhibited from having food and drinking water for 6-8 hours before receiving an operation.
2. A doctor will provide an injection at local area with anesthesia before providing venipuncture to the artery of the wrist or groin.
3. A doctor will insert a soft plastic tube into the artery as a pathway of the catheter through the artery entrance.
4. A doctor injects contrast media into the catheter, passed through the coronary arteries. Accordingly, the blood vessels, having a stenosis, can be seen.
5. During cardiac catheterization, blood pressure and pulse rate including oxygen concentration in the blood and symptoms of the patient will be monitored intermittently.
6. If a doctor finds a cardiovascular disorder that can be treated or by heart catheterization. The doctor will expand stenosis areas of the artery by using a balloon angioplasty and stent.
7. After diagnosis and treatment process are complete. A doctor will pull the catheter and plastic tubing out of the arteries on the wrist or groin. Then press on the areas for 10-15 minutes. If there is vasodilation. The plastic tube should be left around 4-6 hours before removing.
Remedy after receiving Coronary Angiography
1. Patients should be recuperated in a hospital 1-2 days after the operation.
2. Patients can have food after catheterization and plenty of water about 1-1.5 liters to expel substances from contrast media through urination.
3. Abstain from heavy exercise, lifting objects, walking or running for 3-7 days after the procedure.
4. If there is a bruise, swelling, redness or severe pain in the area, seeing a doctor should be done immediately.
Coronary Angiography is an examination, which directly accesses to the cause of coronary artery disease. For that reason, the heart considered to become the most important organ of the body, however having heart problems can affect our lives. Please take care of our heart well from today for a good health in the future.
